Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and [I call to witness] parent and offspring
M. M. Pickthall
And the begetter and that which he begat
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
and by every parent and ˹their˺ child!
Safi Kaskas
And [I swear by] a father and his offspring,
Wahiduddin Khan
and by parent and offspring
Shakir
And the begetter and whom he begot
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and by ones who are your parents and what is procreated,
T.B.Irving
as well as any parent and whatever he may father.
Abdul Hye
and by the father (Adam) and the children which he begot (mankind),
The Study Quran
and [by] the begetter, and that which he begat
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And by a progenitor and what he begot.
Talal Itani (2012)
And by a father and what he fathered
Dr. Kamal Omar
And (I bring to witness) the begetter (father) and that (son) which he begot
And I swear by your father (Adam) and the children he begot (mankind)
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And (I swear) (by) the begetter and what he begot
Muhammad Sarwar
or by the great father and his wonderful son (Abraham and Ishmael
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and by the father and all those he begot
Shabbir Ahmed
And where your ancestors have multiplied. (A Sanctuary for peace for everyone)
Dr. Munir Munshey
By the father (the first man, prophet Adam), and (all) the children he begot
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And (with the ties of) parent and child
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And a father and what he begets
Abdel Haleem
[I swear] by parent and offspring
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And by the begetter and that which he begat
Ahmed Ali
And the parent and the offspring
Aisha Bewley
and by a father and what he fathered,
Ali Ünal
And by him (Abraham) who begets, and him (Muhammad) whom he begot
Ali Quli Qara'i
by the father and him whom he begot
Hamid S. Aziz
And the (mystic ties) of Parent and Child
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and by the father and what he fathered,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
As are the parent and child
Musharraf Hussain
And by a father, and all his offspring!
Maududi
and I swear by the parent and his offspring
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And a father and what he begets.
Mohammad Shafi
And by father and that which he begets
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And by your father Ibrahim and his progeny that you are;
The begetting and the begotten
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
And by the giver of birth, and whom he fathered
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And the begetter and he whom he begot
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And a father and what he gave birth (to)/procreated
Bijan Moeinian
You (Mohammad) are not responsible for the behavior of neither the parents nor the sons of anyone
Faridul Haque
And by oath of your forefather Ibrahim, and by you - his illustrious son
Sher Ali
And I cite as witness the father and the son
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(O My Esteemed Beloved!) By (your) father (Adam or Ibrahim [Abraham]) and by those who are born,
Amatul Rahman Omar
And (I cite as witness your) father (- Abraham) and (his exalted) son (- Ismail)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And by the begetter (i.e. Adam ) and that which he begot (i.e. his progeny)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And by a parent and that which he has begotten;
Munir Mezyed
And I swear by the father and that which he begets:
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And by the father and his child,
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
By the begetter and what he has begotten—
Linda “iLHam” Barto
…and a parent and child.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
as well as any parent and whatever he may father.
Samy Mahdy
And by a father and what he fathered.
Sayyid Qutb
by parent and offspring:
Thomas Cleary
and by the begetter and the begotten:
Ahmed Hulusi
And (I swear) by the One who gives birth (to man) and that which is born of him,
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
"by the father and his children,"
And I swear by the father –Adam- or –Ibrahim (Abraham)- and what he procreated
Mir Aneesuddin
and by the begetter (father) and that which he begot (son),
The Wise Quran
By a begetter and what he begot.